Reading Time: 6 minutesThe recent Spring-Summer 2022 watch auction season confirmed the reputation of Christie’s Geneva as the prime selling venue for Rolex timepieces, when the Cosmograph Ref. 6269 ‘Jack of Diamonds’ sold for CHF1,614,000, and the Paul Newman Tropical Lemon Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6264 achieved CHF1,071,000. The auction totalled just under CHF24Continue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Swiss luxury watch brand Hublot and internationally renowned contemporary street artist Shepard Fairey join forces to launch a North American exclusive timepiece: The Classic Fusion Aerofusion chronograph All Black Shepard Fairey, featuring Shepard Fairey’s signature star mandala and Hublot’s All Black iconic design signature.Continue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe MB&F’s rEVOlution of sports watches started in 2020 with the launch of the Legacy Machine Perpetual EVO. Using an ingenious shock absorbent element and a redesigned inner case, the independent was able to bring its super QP as a “sports” watch. This year’s edition of Geneva Watch Days witnessedContinue Reading
Reading Time: 2 minutesLamborghini embarked on a very special London tour in a Lamborghini 400 GT 2+2 from Abbey Road Studios to Savile Row, and many of the famous streets in between. It was a journey that helped define the world’s most successful and influential band, The Beatles, to whom Lamborghini plays tributeContinue Reading
Reading Time: 8 minutesHaving set the benchmark for online auctions at Christie’s with blockbuster sales in March 2021 (US$ 15 million) and March 2022 (US$ 12 million), Christie’s Dubai reaffirms its stature and position as a global hub. True to form, the region’s leading auction house kicks off the second half of theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesVintage flavour for a contemporary timepiece: Slightly reduced in size, retaining the emblematic wide dial opening, and hosting a new in-house automatic movement, the Tonda PF Automatic 36 mm is Parmigiani Fleurier’s affirmative response to the many requests for a version of this timepiece in a format adapted to aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 4 minutesIndependent Swiss luxury watch brand Armin Strom today announced the launch of the Tribute 1 Rose Gold Edition. Limited to just 100 pieces, this is the first iteration of the Tribute 1 to be produced in gold. A study in warm rose gold and textured anthracite tones, it features aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesThere are two distinctive realms in which craftsmanship, know-how and rarity would be nothing without passion, creativity and concern for details. Haute Horlogerie and Haute Couture share this same vocation, continuously reinvented by the artisans working behind the scenes. Égérie was born from the conjunction between these two fields ofContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 2022 Ocean Photographer of the Year (OPY) competition has drawn to a close with some stunning undersea images taken across the planet by dozens of talented photographers. Blancpain and Oceanographic Magazine are delighted to reveal the names of the winners in all categories of the competition, including for theContinue Reading
Reading Time: 5 minutesPontos is a name that most of us over a certain age remember. At least vaguely… It is not Portos of the Three Musketeers, it is not Ponte, from the Florentine Ponte Vecchio – it is simple Pontos, a collection that Maurice Lacroix has since some ages. We have aContinue Reading
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe MAYA ECLIPSE is a deeply symbolic timepiece that pays tribute to the charismatic Maya people and the rich history of Mexico. Created by Les Ateliers Louis Moinet, this unique and extraordinary piece will be presented for the first time at SIAR (Salón Internacional Alta Relojería) in Mexico, from 18thContinue Reading